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canon

Letters that make canon

a, o, n, c are letters that make 'canon'

Words within canon

AN, ANO, anon, non, on, no, can, CA, Ca, No are words within 'canon'

Anagrams of canon

ancon is an anagram of 'canon'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of canon

canons is a word created by adding a letter to 'canon'

canon is a 5 letter word starting with c
canon is a 5 letter word ending with n

6 possible definitions for 'canon'

Canon as "a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired"

Under this definition, canon is a noun and has the following properties:

canon as a type

'canon' can be a type of scripture, sacred scripture.

Derivatives of canon

canonical, canonist, canonic are derivatives of 'canon'.

Canon as "a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church"

Under this definition, canon is a noun and has the following properties:

canon as a type

'canon' can be a type of listing, list.

Derivatives of canon

canonize, canonise, saint are derivatives of 'canon'.

Canon as "a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts"

Under this definition, canon is a noun and has the following properties:

canon as a type

'canon' can be a type of composition, piece, piece of music, opus, musical composition.

Types of canon

enigma canon, enigmatic canon, enigmatical canon, riddle canon are types of 'canon'.

Canon as "a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall"

Under this definition, canon is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

canyon has the same meaning as canon

canon as a type

'canon' can be a type of ravine.

Parts of canon

canyonside is a part of canon.

canon as a region

'canon' can be a region of North America

Canon as "a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter"

Under this definition, canon is a noun and has the following properties:

canon as a type

'canon' can be a type of priest.

Types of canon

prebendary is a type of canon.

Canon as "a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy"

Under this definition, canon is a noun and has the following properties:

canon as a type

'canon' can be a type of rule, prescript.

Derivatives of canon

canonist is a derivative of canon.

Example of canon used within this context

"the neoclassical canon", "canons of polite society"